Tell Me On The First Sunday

Just a little rant

  Tell Me On The First Sunday

 

There are numerous things we can do wrong in life, especially when living in today’s corrupt society.  We have lost connection with the important aspects of life; instead, we indulge in pseudo aspirations and meaningless goals. There was a time when men devoted their faith to God, and even with flawed scientific theories, our faith continues to diminish, not because we stop believing, but because we no longer want to take the time to do so. 

We live in a society where a couch takes more abuse from our a*s than the ground does from our feet.  Our daily routine consists of sitting and having our eyes slowly fall apart, as flickers of light enter our pupils from the television screen.  That’s when we realize that what we just watched wasn’t even entertaining and will provide no purpose for governing our future.  Glasses have become a necessity for the youths’ appearances, and the lenses are only growing thicker, a sign that we have lost focus on the true meanings of life.

It’s a society where love means nothing, as the number of divorces rapidly outnumber successful marriages.  The word devotion has lost its meaning, challenged by the demons of alcohol and lust.

As quickly as our rings come off our fingers, our waistlines expand as we continue our ingestion of desirable foods, to the point where it is just pure habit that we eat.  We used to devote our faith to God, but would now rather bow down to food which is either being overused or wasted.  It’s ironic that some parts of the world would fight to the death over a scrap of food, while other parts discard theirs in sickening amount.

God is slowly counting down to the day where he realizes that we screwed up and don’t deserve this planet, that was once luscious green, with crystal blue oceans, blue enough to rival the sky.  We live in a country where the number of factories rivals the number of trees; and cars are no longer used for a basic means of transportation, but as a means of gaining prestige. 

Maybe we should have known that our planet was destined for failure, when we signed our own death warrants with the creation of the atomic bomb.  Can we call ourselves human when governments across the globe spend billions of dollars creating more and more bombs, when the unwritten rule of agreement is that no country shall wage a nuclear war with another, for it shall be the end of the world?  Yet, we continuously spend more and more money building our death sentences.

People no longer follow their hearts like a child claiming his dreams of being an astronaut, or a fireman, but instead, follow the path where money is in abundance, even if the end result is misery. 

For each action there is an equal or opposite reaction.  This leaves two futures for the human race: we will either continue to prosper, if you can call what we’ve obtained prosperity, or our lives will plummet downwards, a result of our own stupidity. 

 With the society we have been born into, we sin every day of our lives.  Each day, we feel as if our lives are more complete, yet we take our steps towards a desolate future.  Sunday was the day that God granted as the day of rest, a holy day, but has just been melted into the weekend as another day off.

 

So as our fates seem inevitable, I wish people would take action to prevent the future that seems destined. But now I’ll have the world tell me all this on the first Sunday of the Apocalypse, but it won’t even matter, for in the future, there may be no God to designate a Sunday for us to rest… for us to abuse.

Reviews

[Pax]

I could say wow, a very good point, well written insight and observations. I say you are highly observant fella, a good points for someone to be a better man.

Well I am not saying I am a better man. I am just like anybody else. Simple and just right to where ever I am right now.

I really wanted to quote everything I find so here I am:

First:

“There are numerous things we can do wrong in life, especially when living in today’s corrupt society.”

Sigh… how incredibly simple words makes a hit towards society. True fact indeed. Mostly I observe, especially in my case. I feel like I written my goals based on money. Well I can’t help it at times, I am just human. A human who has poverty on his back. Sometimes I questioned my faith, but never do I give up. Sometimes I would think that culture have shape me up too much that I do what’s routine in society’s ways. You are right, many of people’s “faith continues to diminish”. Who is to blame, our parents? Or our parent’s parents? or the society we belong to? Or us ourselves? You know, our country is full of corrupt peoples, that throughout the years, corruption seems to be part of our system – a stain that remains, seems that it will never be erase nor fade, it will be there as if its forever mark its territory in mankind.

But with all that I still believed on change, that man can change for the better. My goals might meaningless for some, but I do believed I have something on it to continue on… I guess I could say I am on the way – on process in shaping up the me I wanted to be…

Second:

“We live in a society where a couch takes more abuse from our a*s than the ground does from our feet.”

I feel guilty, it’s my guilty pleasure I guess. My life now is routine, after office hours – all I have to do is sit and eat while watching my a*s out in front of a screen. Flickering my eyes left and right, minding my own realm into my dreamy mind. What can I say, tv have mark us just the way corruption does. TV now plays a huge part of our daily lives. But with that it didn’t really hurt to stay away from it and contemplate about what’s more important. What’s more valuable in our life. Entertainment plays a huge part of our lives but we must not forget the little things that are most valuable than the tv itself. It’s our love for our family, the time spend together, the moment that can be most cherish in our lifetime.

But how do we avoid this? I think the answer lies within us, on how we handle our life flow, our routine work and goals – how we shape things this and that… do a priority and expect less… I also think we should dream less, and appreciate more… live for what your heart speaks for, but never leave your balance behind – the balance between what’s wrong and what’s right in your heart.

Third:
It’s a society where love means nothing, as the number of divorces rapidly outnumber successful marriages. The word devotion has lost its meaning, challenged by the demons of alcohol and lust.

Ha! You hit the spot right there. Big smiles for you. I know right, it’s quite rapid now a days. Perhaps now a days sex has lost its value. Some do it for pleasure not love. Love has been absent in most of the young ones today, I guess. They are too blinded by beauty and too much tv. That in their perceptive ability, instinctly they dream a person mirrors fictional characters. Or we are too blinded on what’s on the physical side than what’s within – the connection both lovers always have – the heartstrings of love.

Fourth:

It’s ironic that some parts of the world would fight to the death over a scrap of food, while other parts discard theirs in sickening amount.

True, true… I have a poem about money before:

The poor get poorer,
The rich get richer.
In some cases it’s a debate
situations Fluctuate.
When money speaks, power escalates.

I guess the world is much full on greedy people. I question myself about it, is it about how we lived in a society – how money and power have more control on us? The balance on how community rule is out of balance. Mother nature and her children have almost gone to extinction. That man keeps on wanting for more… how can human satisfy his/her greediness, the hunger that is always in the verge of starvation? Like you said earlier in this piece, human - “indulge in pseudo aspirations and meaningless goals.” How can we stop this seems endless cycle, perhaps it will start always within us – the realization or enlightenment of one’s understanding with a good compassionate heart about life, mother nature, consequences and choices, our human nature itself and many more…

Fifth:

“Maybe we should have known that our planet was destined for failure, when we signed our own death warrants with the creation of the atomic bomb.”

Like everything in life is balance. Like how good and bad are in coordination with each other but can’t blend-in together. Atomic bomb plays a huge part on the destruction of many lives in the past. And I can’t say it does done good than bad. I could say it has its used – to why it was created. But to create it and spend billions on it… it’s an excess human’s must learned. Like too much of an excess is wrong, its creates more conflict than good.

It’s part of our instinct to fight and defend ourselves. So I guess we created this bomb for protection against massive threat like planet invasion. But too much of it, like creating it for selfish reasons – out of greediness for power is simply quite wrong. Know that we know at heart witch is truly wrong from what’s right. I guess what I am saying is we are still humans, but we tend to focus more on the faceless value of greed and power, without thinking on the consequences of our choices and not learning from them is a sin itself because you put yourself in a position – the cycle of unending battle towards darkness.

“So as our fates seem inevitable, I wish people would take action to prevent the future that seems destined.”

~ well said, I could have not said it better.

All in all, I have learned and contemplated about life by this piece, I greatly thank you for that, my simple mind can’t fully grasp all its intent but I my heart and mind seems to connect to it all. You have write something that is been weighing in my heart and mind for a time now. How society and culture and nature shapes us and what’s our flaws… there are too many to mention… so I end my long essay here, with a high praise for your piece, awesome observation and reflections!

– this goes to my favorites –

[AlKa]

Great perspective and very to the point. I love the attitude of the article and the truth behind it all.

[Raven Aurora]

An interesting perspective, but realistic and somewhat sad, as well--it does seem that society has gone to hell in a handbasket, sacrificing piety for prosperity, health for hedonism, etc. You got your point across excellently. It really is a shame that people do not want to hear that they are contributing to their own demise. It is a true point. All of us who say we are believers, especially those who are fire and brimstone Bible thumpers, should not only be concentrating on realigning with God, but honoring the planet and fighting against societal ills like racism, hunger, terrorism, and homelessness. Just my thoughts, take them or leave them as you will. Very nice essay! A shame that no one else read it before now. It is thought-provoking and should be listed on the site as a must-read. Take care, and I am glad that this is the first work I encountered on the site.

Many blessings,

Raven Aurora